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Umbuso Wokulunga
1 Khangelani, inkosi izabusa ngokulunga
lababusi bazabusa ngemfanelo.
2 Umuntu ngamunye uzakuba njengesihonqo sokuvikela umoya,
lesiphephelo sokucatshela isiphepho,
njengezihotsha zamanzi enkangala
njengomthunzi wedwala elikhulu elizweni elomileyo.
3 Lapho-ke amehlo alabo ababonayo kawasayikuvaleka,
lezindlebe zalabo abezwayo zizalalela.
4 Ingqondo yowalazelayo izakwazi, iqedisise,
ogagasayo ulimi lwakhe luzatshwaphuluka luzwakale kuhle.
5 Isithutha kasisayikuthiwa ngumhlonitshwa,
lesigangi kasiyikuhlonitshwa.
6 Ngoba isithutha sikhuluma ubuwula,
ingqondo yaso isebenza ububi:
Senza imisebenzi yenkohlakalo,
siqambe amanga ngoThixo;
abalambayo kasibaniki lutho,
abomileyo sibancitsha amanzi okunatha.
7 Izindlela zesigangi zimbi,
senza amacebo amabi
ukuba sichithe abayanga ngamanga,
lanxa isikhalazo sabaswelayo siqotho.
8 Kodwa umuntu ohloniphekayo wenza amacebo ahloniphekayo,
njalo uma ngezenzo ezihloniphekayo.
Abesifazane BaseJerusalema
9 Lina besifazane elingakhathazeki ngalutho,
vukani lilalele kimi;
lina madodakazi elizizwa livikelekile,
lalelani engikutshoyo!
10 Ngesikhatshana nje esedlula umnyaka
lina elizizwa livikelekile lizathuthumela;
ukuvunwa kwevini akuyikuphumelela,
lokuvunwa kwezithelo akuyikuba khona.
11 Thuthumelani lina madodakazi azizwa evikelekile;
qhaqhazelani lina madodakazi azizwa evikelekile!
Khululani izigqoko zenu,
lithandele inkalo zenu ngamasaka.
12 Zitshayeni izifuba zenu ngenxa yamasimu amahle,
langenxa yezivini ezithela izithelo,
13 langenxa yelizwe labantu bami,
ilizwe eligcwele ukhula lameva,
yebo, lilelani zonke izindlu zenjabulo
ledolobho lokuzitika lentokozo.
14 Inqaba enkulu izatshiswa,
idolobho elilomsindo lizatshiywa;
inqaba lomphotshongo wokulinda
kuzakuba ngumhlabathi ongatheli lutho kokuphela,
kube yintokozo yabobabhemi lamadlelo emihlambi,
15 umoya uze uthelwe phezu kwethu uvela phezulu,
inkangala ibe ngumhlaba ovundileyo,
umhlaba ovundileyo ube njengenhlabathi.
16 Ukwahlulela kuhle kukaThixo kuzakuba khona enkangala,
ukulunga kube khona emhlabeni ovundileyo.
17 Izithelo zokulunga zizakuba yikuthula;
okufaneleyo kuzaletha ukuthula zwi lethemba kuze kube nininini.
18 Abantu bami bazahlala ezindaweni ezilokuthula,
emakhaya avikelekileyo,
ezindaweni zokuphumula ezingelahlupho.
19 Lanxa isiqhotho sitshabalalisa ihlathi
ledolobho lidilizwe laphela nya,
20 yeka ukubusiswa elizakuba yikho,
lihlanyela inhlanyelo yenu emaceleni ezifula zonke,
njalo liyekela inkomo zenu labobabhemi benu ukuba kusabalale.